The Watermark Feature

Whenever I bring up subject matter that involves procedures whereby the location of the feature has moved from one version of the software to another, it is very important to know where the item has been newly situated.  

Whenever you are in a work situation and you are looking for a particular function, many times you have to factor in stress, a "need it now" type situation and possibly the attorney being right over your shoulder.  If you don't know where the item is located that you need to make use of, this can be a stressful 20-30 minutes until you find it.

Let's take a quick look at the Watermark.

If we choose to implement a watermark in MS Word, we make a decision whether we use a generic watermark such as "Confidential" "Client Copy" etc. or we can use a picture or logo type picture and finally we can use a "Custom Watermark" whereby we type in our own text such as our company name, website etc.

If we print out the file, the watermark will be visible on your hard copy.  If we send the file in MS Word to someone and the file is not password protected, then someone can simply remove it.  Finally, if we save the file as a PDF, then the watermark will be present in the PDF on its own layer.  Again, it can be accessed and removed if you don't password protect the PDF file from editing.

Keep in mind that the watermark can be implemented from the Adobe file since Adobe Professional and Nuance allow one to create a watermark in the newly created PDF. 

In MS Word 2010, we find the watermark under the Page Layout Tab.

In MS Word 2013, here is how to get to the watermark feature:

1. Click the Design tab.
2. In the Page Background group, click the Watermark button. A menu plops down with a host of predefined watermarks that you can safely duck behind the text on your document's pages.
3. Choose a watermark from the long, long list or customize your own.

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